Girl Shy
About Girl Shy
Harold Meadows, a stuttering tailor's assistant, is writing a manual called The Secret of Making Love. On a train he meets a rich girl, Mary, and they fall in love. A publisher rejects the book to his face, then sends a letter he tears up unread. His uncle finds a scrap of a $3,000 advance: the firm will publish the book as a comedy. Mary is about to marry a man who is already married. Harold makes a wild ride across the city to stop the wedding.
Cast & crew
More about Girl Shy
Harold Lloyd produced it, his first picture after he left Hal Roach. Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor directed. Taylor, Tim Whelan, and Ted Wilde wrote it. Pathé Exchange released it. Allen McNeil edited. Lloyd called it a character story rather than a gag film.
Themes
Look
Walter Lundin photographed the feature, including the ride to the wedding.
Preservation
Prints survive. The film is in the public domain in the United States as of 2020.
Notes
- Jobyna Ralston plays Mary.
- Wikidata times the film at 87 minutes. Wikipedia says 89.
- Mickey Daniels and Jackie Condon, of Our Gang, appear uncredited as newsboys.
- The film entered the public domain in the United States in 2020.
Scenes
- Harold rips up the publisher's letter, and his uncle spots the $3,000 check on a scrap.
- He reaches the church in time to stop Mary marrying a man who already has a wife.
